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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have taken advantage of the triboelectric effect, which sees an electric charge generated through friction between two different materials, to develop a generator that could supplement power produced by piezoelectric nanogenerators previously developed at Georgia Tech. The triboelectric generator could be used to produce electricity from activities such as walking and even has the potential to create touchscreens that generate their own power... Continue Reading Triboelectric generator could allow electricity-generating touchscreens Section: Research WatchTags: Electricity, Generator, Georgia Tech, Motion, Sensors, Touchscreen Related Articles: Micro generator produces power from movement Squeeze power: First 'practical nanogenerator' developed KAIST develops low-cost, large-area piezoelectric nanogenerator New nanogenerator could charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand Piezoelectric generator creates power from shoes Nanogenerator harvests ener

Researchers have discovered yet another way to harvest small amounts of electricity from motion in the world around us &#150; this time by capturing the electrical charge produced when two different ...